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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 495 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Multiply to grow, divide to shrink): Real length = drawing length × what 1 cm stands for. Drawing length = real length ÷ what 1 cm stands for. Units: 1 m = 100 cm · 1 cm = 10 mm · 1 km = 1000 m.

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  1. 1.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 10
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 10
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 18 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 5
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 280 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 400 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. 5.4
  4. 100
  5. 150
  6. 5
  7. 20
  8. 50
  9. 1000
  10. 1.8
  11. 6.2
  12. 3
  13. 9
  14. 40
  15. 9
  16. 9.3
  17. 120
  18. big things fit on paper
  19. 3.3
  20. 8.6
  21. 10
  22. 8.2
  23. 2.1
  24. 7
  25. 14
  26. 7.4
  27. 160
  28. 10
  29. 24
  30. 2.8
  31. 130
  32. 7
  33. 20
  34. 80
  35. 90
  36. 10
  37. 8
  38. 120
  39. 10
  40. 60

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